First and foremost, thank you to the publisher for the early copy of this book via e-arc. I was so excited to get back into this story after re-reading the other two previous books. It was charming and a fun romp. I will always enjoy a good space adventure, but adding a heist element tipped it over for me. A solid 4 stars for all the books!

It's time. Ada Lamarr has the code to fix the nanobot cleaners before they're released on an unsuspecting population. She's also got the help of government agent Rian White - yes she had to literally kidnap him to get him to seriously consider what was happening, but now he's on board. At least, Ada is using him for his security connections, but she knows ultimately she cannot trust him. She'll just have to get in, get the job done, and get out.

Everything in the series has been building up to this moment. It's been a fun one to read for sure. I loved that we get both Rian and Ada's perspectives with Rian's sections being very epistolary and Ada's being a more straight-forward story.

I will say, though, that this one follows the same formula as the other two books. The first book was such a surprise, for obvious reasons, and I think getting that level of surprise back is difficult. Like I was never going to think that Ada didn't have backup plans for her backup plans. So this time around - and the same in the second book - was just seeing what twists Ada had up her sleeve because you knew they were coming.

I did enjoy what Beth Revis has planted little seeds of this rebellion happening and with each book has expanded upon them further. This book just brings everything home, both literally and figuratively. I think this one is full of more sizzling scenes between Rian and Ada and I enjoyed how much she could make him blush.

I love that these books are super quick reads/listens and how well everything is packed together. The ending makes me believe that we could get more adventures for Rian and Ada. I would love that. This book, possibly even more than book two, really expanded the futuristic universe. I would absolutely love to continue exploring the galaxy with these characters!

An entertaining conclusion to the Chaotic Orbits trilogy! It enjoyed the previous two and this last one did not disappoint. I look forward to seeing more by this author. Thank you to NetGalley for a chance to read and review this book.

"Funny how there’s always someone who does the most but gets no credit, and how that’s usually a woman."

I don't know exactly how to leave a review of the 3rd book in a series without spoilers, but... I can say that I loved this book and the whole series in general. I received ARCs for books 2 and 3, and I'm really glad I did because I wouldn't have read this trilogy if it weren't for NetGalley. I really liked the concept, the universe, but specially the characters.

Ada is just great. I love her. She's funny, sexy, witty, clever. I love her sense of humor and how she messes with Rian but also how she's, deep down, a very empathetic and emotional person. I loved knowing her through these books and I would love to read more of her and Rian... and her Mom! Now I want a book about her Mom!

I'll definitely be checking more books by Beth Revis after this. I had so much fun with the trilogy, seriously. If you're look for fun, fast and easy reads but with a great plot and intrigue and also heart, this trilogy is for you!

In the conclusion to the Chaotic Orbits Trilogy, Ada and Rian have to team up to save Earth against a corrupt billionaire. I loved the chemistry between them, the snappy banter, and the just pure fun of this book. (Who's going to outsmart who??)

I loved this novella series. However, this one feels like a bit of a let-down.
Overall, I had a fantastic time reading all three novellas, and as a whole this is a really fun high-stakes sci-fi story, with great banter and an interesting romance. I just felt like this conclusion was missing something…
I still, highly recommend this series for anyone who wants a fun and fast-paced story, full of action drama, and a little bit of romance.

3.5/5 stars

I love the main character, Ada, so much, and her tendency of expressing her inside thoughts out loud and doing whatever she wants = goals 😊

This third part in the series is as fun and fast-paced as the other two. I'm fascinated by how Revis is able to create such a complex and interesting world in so few pages... She is able to talk about class and climate change but also has space for a bunch of silliness, chaos, romantic tension, and exhilarating action scenes?!

IF I would say anything sliiightly negative about it I would question if we really got a HEA...? It felt more like a cliffhanger than an ending and that makes me VERY hopeful that we'll get more of Ada and Rian 😊

Thank you, @netgalley and @dawbooks, for the arc 🌟

Last Chance To Save The World
Author: Beth Revis
Publisher: Daw
Publication Date: April 8, 2025
Star Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(4.9999)
Scoville Spice Scale: 🫑

"It's easier to walk a tightrope when you know there's a safety net beneath your wobbly feet."

So concludes the Chaotic Orbits Trilogy …or does it? If this story is over¹ … well, let's talk about the book.

When we last left them, Ada had kidnapped Rian to get him to help her reprogram the nanobots because our antagonist, Strom Fetor, had messed with the code so that said nanobots would not help Earth but rather harm it and more money would have to be given to Strom and his company to the solve the problem of keeping the nanobot cleaners going and healing the planet. Though Rian wants to arrest Ada for the kidnapping of a government official (Him!), he knows they need to work together to save Earth. There is a heated attraction between Ada and Rian. Rian tries hard to resist Ada's flagrant flaunting in your face sensual banter even though he really wants to give in. This is a part of the book that really tickles me. Rian is so stoic. He could have had a "Gloryous" time with Ada but held back because she kidnapped him to save Earth. He knows she's right. But he can't let himself give it.

The whole caper is done in a series of well timed events and slights of hand (and earrings) that Ada carries out, along with help from her mysterious client who is revealed early on in the book and the identity is gobsmacking. The escape from the clutches of being arrested is another Ada Lamarr triumph.

It is the Epilogue that left me thinking "This story is hardly over, Beth Revis!".

Thank you to the author, #netgalley, and @daw for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

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1) No, I don't really think it is.

i really enjoyed this little quick sci-fi heist story. I love how Beth Revis writes sci-fi and this quick little trilogy was no exception.

I have loved the previous two books in this series and I have been so excited to get the conclusion to the story arc - this book has the perfect blend of action, social and environmental commentary, flirty banter and romantic chemistry. I loved every second of it, and wish there was more.

Thanks to NetGalley, the Publisher and Author for an eARC of this title in exchange for my review.

Last Chance to Save the World by Beth Revis is the third and final book in the Chaotic Orbits series of Romantic Cosy Sci-fi novellas. The story picks up immediately following the conclusion of How to Steal a Galaxy and is as flirtatious and witty as both books one and two.

I will say that there is no happy-ever-after here. The ending is a cliffhanger albeit a realistic, if a bit surprising one, even though it is a last book in a series. Additionally, there is no "will they, won't they" pay off, on page. That just means the reader can make the ultimate conclusions, or,..we may just see more of Ada and Rian yet!

The blurb describes this as the “explosive, satisfying conclusion” to this trilogy, but sadly, I didn’t find it to be either. This third book was a little slower-paced than the others - no worries, there’s still a daring heist, I just found it to be less suspenseful, with less surprising twists involved, which was one of the things that made the previous two books so delightful. The other thing that made the previous installments so compelling was the romance... and I’m sorry to report that if you were hoping for a spicy conclusion to the tension between Ada and Rian, you’re going to be disappointed. And it wasn’t only disappointing for the lack of spice, but more generally for the lack of a definitive end. There was a climax (so to speak) for the plot but not the relationship, though things did heat up, and at the end things were left somewhat up in the air, for both the characters and their romance. I’m still trying to figure out whether the story left off on an open-ended conclusion so that the reader can leave things to their imagination, or so that the author can revisit these characters at a later date. All that being said, it was still pretty good – just not as good as the previous two.

4.5*

Though this is series of three shorter novella-like stories, I think the story within is well done, fun, and quite n adventure. There’s a lot of running about, being sneaky, and trying to thwart crappy people.

Since the novella is fairly short, the pacing is well done and high energy from beginning to end. The dialogue between the characters is tongue-in-cheek, and sarcastic but it lends well to the idea of Rian and Ad having a sort of love/ hate relationship where they are constantly circling each other but not fully coming together as a full-blown lovers’ scenario.

This novella focuses on Rian and Ada having to work together, possibly begrudgingly, to save the inhabitants of earth from being sabotaged by a defecting nanobots which are being disseminated to clear the water and air of the polluted planet.

I don’t want to give too much more away since there are only about 175 pages. However, I do recommend this book but more importantly, this series. I think if you read all three parts, it would be one really great novel, and I certainly hope we get to go on more adventures with Ada.

I’ve been really enjoying this series of science fiction/romance novellas, so it was with a heavy heart that I picked up this, the final one in the trilogy! But, like the ones that came before, it delivered on every level! And in many ways, this one was even more satisfying than the ones that came before as we finally got to see Ada’s long game come into play. By this point in the series, readers are familiar with not only Ada’s methods, but also the narrative tricks the author uses to emphasize the bewilderment that Rian must feel, tugged along mostly blind in Ada’s chaotic wake. And like in the first two books, it was incredibly gratifying to see everything slot into place, even if it was a bit easier to predict just what Ada was up to.

Instead, many of the new twists and turns and surprises came in the form of deeper reveals into Ada’s history. I don’t want to go into too many details, as many of the late-stage events are tied up in all of this, but I really enjoyed some of the new characters we met, and the ways in which they shone a light on Ada’s life and the shaping of her unique moral compass.

It was also nice getting to spend as much time with Rian and Ada together, more than we’ve seen in the previous books it seems. After now reading the last planned book in this series, I will say that I think these novellas will work better for science fiction/heist readers who also enjoy a dash of romance than for strict romance readers. For some of those readers, they may be a bit disappointed, as the series doesn’t adhere closely to all of the conventions of the romance genre that they might expect. That said, I think the ending for this trilogy was perfect, and really the only thing that made sense for these characters. Anything else would have compromised core portions of their identities in a way that I think would have undercut the excellent work that had gone into creating them.

I also really enjoyed the themes of environmental justice and the ways in which humanity has a tendency to hurt not only the world around us but everyone living in it. There was a short conversation about pigeons that really hit home in a way that was surprising, given that it was a…conversation about pigeons! And throughout, the balance between the exploration of these themes, the fast-moving action of the plot, and the quippy love story was all navigated expertly. I definitely recommend this trilogy to all science fiction/heist readers who are looking for a fun, fast series to consume!

Rating 8: Ada leaves a chaotic wake everywhere she goes, and Rian and the readers are just along for the fun that is the ride!

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Beth Revis's Last Chance to Save the World is the third installment in the author's Chaotic Orbits novella trilogy. The plot centers on Ada LaMarr, a brilliant and morally complex heroine, and Rian White, her reluctant partner-in-crime with a begrudging respect for her intellect. In this installment, the stakes are higher than ever: Earth faces annihilation from a nanobot swarm capable of reducing the planet to dust if a trillionaire is allowed to launch. Ada and Rian arrive on Earth with little time to spare.

Especially after being summoned by Ada's mysterious mother, Jane LaMarr. Both Ada and Jane know that Rian is going to betray them, but they have a plan. Together, they have to break into a high-security facility and infect the nanobots with a counter-virus before they’re released in order to give Earth a fighting chance. And if Ada happens to notice some great tech lying around in this high-security facility she shouldn’t have access to, and then happens to steal a bunch of it when Rian’s not looking? Well, he knew who she was before he teamed up with her.

And if he wants it back, he’s going to have to catch her first. Ada remains the heart of the story, a character whose cunning and unapologetic pragmatism make her endlessly compelling. She’s a mastermind who thrives on outsmarting her enemies. Rian, meanwhile, serves as the perfect foil: a man torn between duty and his growing admiration (and perhaps more) for Ada. Their dynamic is the trilogy’s emotional core, evolving from adversaries to something akin to a Sherlock-Moriarty partnership with a slow-burn romantic undercurrent.

The reason for my review is simple. The ending. The ending seemed to leave on a cliffhanger, leaving us with wondering if we will see these characters in another series or if we will ever get the final conclusion when it comes to the romance between Ada and Rian.

A fun conclusion to the trilogy, though there is plenty of room for the series to continue with another caper or Rian chasing Ada more. I love how Ada remains two steps ahead at all times and I enjoyed finally getting her backstory & why she is doing the work that she does.

What a stunning novella. Ada continues to be a complete badass. I love her so much! The social commentary in this one is utterly *chef’s kiss*

I enjoyed this one a lot! It was exciting, and it was fast paced, and it was full of humor while still being heartfelt. This is a huge win! Why am I not giving it the full five, you ask?

The synopsis says it is to be a "satisfying conclusion". Reader, it was neither satisfying nor a conclusion.

I know others have said this, but it bears repeating, the story was awesome, but it absolutely felt like a set-up for a future installment. So, I will adjust if needed- if I knew there was to be another book, this would have been a five star read for me. As it stands, I am kind of bummed by the end, but enjoyed the rest!

I love that each of these novellas waste no time in between we start right off from where the last novella ended. Ada has kidnapped Rian and they are on their way to sol earth to reprogram the cleaning nano bots. Ada and Rian continue to come to terms with the fact that they will both betray each other but we finally get a little more back story on Ada. And find out who her client is.
I really wish this wasn’t the conclusion of their story. I enjoyed these characters but still feel like there is more to learn about them.

This is just as fun and silly as the first 2, and I continue to really love Ada & Rian’s dynamic. I think this ending totally makes sense for the series but would love more entry’s following these two!

If you enjoyed the first 2 novellas then I think you will have fun with this one as well.

At some point I definitely want to reread all 3 novellas back to back.